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President Donald Trump says the Gateway program’s Hudson River train tunnel connecting New Jersey and New York is "terminated." Meanwhile, the fate of the West Village's beloved Tony Dapolito recreation center rests in the hands of the city's next mayor. And finally, how can mayoral front runner Zohran Mamdani earn the NYPD’s trust?

New York’s highest court has upheld a law moving town and county elections to even-numbered years, rejecting a Republican challenge that claimed the change was unconstitutional. Meanwhile, about 1,200 dogs and their owners are expected to hit the East Village this Sunday for the 35th annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade. And four years after New York City began requiring salary ranges in job postings, a new proposal would expand pay transparency rules to include current employees.

New York City’s three mayoral candidates, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, and Curtis Sliwa, will take the stage tonight for their first general election debate. Meanwhile, the NYPD’s gang database has shrunk by nearly 40 percent in three years, but a new oversight report finds thousands of people were kept in the system longer than allowed because of programming errors. Plus, at Belmont Park, crews have hoisted the final steel beam, marking a major step in the Long Island racetrack’s full rebuild.

Migrants living at the Row Hotel in Midtown Manhattan are receiving notices to leave the shelter as the city prepares to close the facility. Plus, MGM Resorts has decided to withdraw its bid for a full casino in Yonkers. And finally, more people are struggling to afford dog and cat food, so they’re turning to pantries for help.

Messages from a leaked group chat obtained by Politico show members of Young Republican groups from New York and across the country using racist, sexist, and antisemitic slurs. The outlet reports several members have since lost their jobs. Meanwhile, New York’s power grid operator warns the city could face longer and more frequent outages over the next five years due to rising electricity demand and delays in new power generation. Also, officials in White Plains are urging the public to avoid the area around the Westchester shopping complex after a partial parking garage collapse forced multiple road closures. Plus, Politico reporter Jason Beeferman joins us later to discuss the fallout from the leaked messages.

Several families are without homes after an auto body shop explosion and six-alarm fire Tuesday night in Hillside, New Jersey. Meanwhile, Governor Kathy Hochul’s office says state run New York airports will not air a Homeland Security video from Secretary Kristi Noem that blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown. Newark Airport won’t air it either, according to the Port Authority. Plus, Governor Hochul says she remains committed to expanding universal childcare in New York, speaking at the Variety Boys and Girls Club in Astoria alongside Assemblymember and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

MTA Chair Janno Lieber called the system’s billionth ride a milestone and says it's another sign of growing post-pandemic ridership. Meanwhile, Broadway musicians are one step closer to potentially walking off the job in the next few weeks. And finally, advocates for people incarcerated in New York State are pushing Gov. Hochul to sign a bill that would expand prison oversight and require more cameras.

Miss Major Griffin Gracy, a veteran of the 1969 Stonewall uprising and a longtime LGBTQ and public health activist, has died. Meanwhile, the NYPD is searching for a driver who struck an 11 year-old boy on an electric scooter in Gravesend, Brooklyn. The child remains in critical condition. Also, New York Attorney General Letitia James is speaking publicly after her federal indictment last week by the Trump administration’s Justice Department. And as temperatures drop, Gothamist food writer Robert Sietsema joins us to talk about the best spots in the city for a comforting bowl of soup.

New York City’s next mayor could decide whether to dramatically raise the minimum wage. Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani wants to double it to $30 an hour, while independent candidate Andrew Cuomo proposes $20. Policy experts are divided on how the increases would affect workers and businesses. Meanwhile, overcrowding is worsening in the city’s juvenile detention centers, with some teens reportedly sleeping in classrooms and common areas. And the City Council is holding hearings this week on the future of Hart Island, New York’s public cemetery, which could reach capacity by 2030

New York City renters have filed more than 1,100 complaints since the city’s ban on most broker fees took effect in June, many accusing landlords and brokers of ignoring the new rule. Meanwhile, Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is criticizing President Trump over the federal prosecution of state Attorney General Letitia James. Also, city contractors hired to replace a crumbling, century-old elevated stretch of Riverside Drive West in Washington Heights walked off the job last year, leaving behind an unfinished construction site and hundreds of residents stuck in a public works purgatory. And finally, we meet the guy behind those “Friend” ads at subway stations across the city.